The Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Curve has outsold the Apple iPhone in the Q1 2009, according to NPD figures.
NPD analyst Ross Rubin added that the Curve was helped by its widespread availability (its available through Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon) and Verizon’s recent BOGO on the phone.
Overall, the Curve came out on top, while the iPhone slipped to second and the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm took third.
NPD did not release any numbers with the ranking but analysts believe RIM took about 50 percent of the smartphone market in the Q1, up from 35 percent in the Q4 2008. Both Palm and Apple fell 10 percent each.
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According to NPD figures, the Nintendo Wii has topped its rivals again for the month of February in the US, selling 755,000 units for the period.
The handheld DS followed with 588,000 units sold, and the Xbox 360 saw huge numbers, selling 391,000 consoles for the month.
The Sony PS3 lagged behind but still saw strong numbers for the period, shifting 276,000 units.
Overall hardware sales totaled $533 million USD, up 11 percent year-on-year.
The complete list:
* 1. Nintendo Wii: 755,000
* 2. Nintendo DS: 588,000
* 3. Xbox 360: 391,000
* 4. PlayStation 3: 276,000
* 5. PlayStation Portable: 199,000
* 6. PlayStation 2: 131,000
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Sony has announced today that they have reached a new milestone for their handheld, the PlayStation Portable (PSP), reaching 50 million units sold.
The original PSP was launched in December 2004 and has seen two revisions done to the hardware adding a built-in microphone and slimming down the actual unit.
Sony has also slowly begun phasing out its dying UMD physical media format, pushing instead for digital downloads of games and movies that can be placed on Memory Sticks.
Despite the milestone, recent figures from NPD show that PSP sales have lagged, falling 25 percent year-on-year for the month of January.
